Isolation salvation - Photographic project by CoS

Published in the Research School of Physics Event Horizon
Vol45 Issue18 4–8 May 2020

Isolation salvation - Photographic project by CoS 

The College of Science are running a series of photos of researchers, called isolation salvation. They are looking to take photos of people with an activity that helps them through social distancing - a pet, task, hobby, etc.  Do you have an idea? Let Jimmy Walsh at College of Science marketing know on james.walsh@anu.edu.au or contact phil.dooley@anu.edu.au.

More details:

Project proposal: Isolation salvation

Objective:

• - To highlight the human side of our scientists.
• - To showcase the spirit of community and resilience at ANU
• - To convey the diversity of research fields and researchers at ANU

This series tells the story of SHM researchers and the activities that are helping them through social distancing. The series of 12 images will feature an image of the researcher, with a short caption about the thing that is helping. This may be a pet, a hobby, a task or otherwise.

Audience:

This content would be targeted at:

• The internal ANU community – staff, students and researchers
• The research/science community
• The local Canberra community
• The general Australian public

Deadline:

This project should be completed and published while much of the community is still working from home. It is expected this series would be published by May 8.

Precautions:

It is understood that this project must not expose participants to increased risk of COVID-19 transmission. It is proposed that content capture may be conducted by the following protocols:

• Interview content will be captured via Zoom.
• Subjects may be photographed with strict adherence to social distancing measures. They will be photographed outside their homes. The photographer will photograph them from a safe distance using a telephoto lens. This unusual style will, in fact, provide an overt marker of the necessity to follow social distancing during this time.
• An example of a project that complies with social distancing guidelines is the work of Rhys Graham who approached this challenge by photographing his subjects through the windows of their homes.

Channels:

This series will be published on:

• - The SHM websites
• - SHM social media channels – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn